,,The Road to Wigan Pier" George Orwell AUTHOR George Orwell was the pen name of the English author, Eric Arthur Blair. He was born on June 25 in 1903 in Motihari, Bengal, in the then British colony of India, where his father, Richard, worked for the Opium Department of the Civil Service. His mother, Ida, brought him to England at the age of one. Orwell was educated in England at Eton College. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1928, he returned to Europe to become a writer. He lived in Paris for the next two years, and then came to England as a school-teacher. He lived for several years in poverty. By 1936, Orwell had joined the Republican forces in the Spanish Civil War. He was wounded in the fighting. Late in the war, Orwell fought the Communists and eventually had to flee Spain for his life. During the Second World War, Orwell wrote a weekl...
The Road to WiganGeorge PierOrwell Compiled by Priit J oasoo 12D 2009 Author George Orwell =Eric Arthur Blair Born on J une 25, 1903 in India Brought to England at the age of one Indian Imperial Police in Burma 1922-1928 1936 fought in Spanish Civil War II World War wrote a political commentary Died of tuberculosis on J anuary 21, 1950 Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Road to Wigan Pier Setting Location: Indrustrial towns of North England - Lancashire and Yorkshire Time: Before the World War II (1936) Main Character · George Orwell - an English author and journalist, who describes the living conditions of poor miners in northern England. He also talks about socialism and his life. The Plot Book is in two parts I part indrustrial towns & unemploiment He lives in Brookers lodging-house Mi...
Kirjandusreferaat George Orwell ,,1984" Juhendaja: Marja- Liisa Kütis Koostaja: Marili Kase 10. klass 2009-10-31 George Orwell George Orwell (tegelik nimi Eric Arthur Blair; 25. juuni 1903 Indias Bihari provintsis 21. jaanuar 1950) oli inglise kirjanik. Elukäik ja looming Georg Orwell sai hariduse Etoni kolledzis. Aastail 19221928 teenis ta Birmas Briti Impeeriumipolitseis; lahkus protestiks koloniaalvägivalla vastu ("Birma päevad", 1934). Birmas sai temast veendunud kolonialismivastane. Järgmised kaks aastat elas ta Pariisi vaestekvartaleis ja siirdus siis Inglismaale õpetajaks ("Pariisi ja Londoni heidikud", 1933). Hiljem töötas ta ühes raamatukaupluses ja lähenes töölisliikumisele ("Tee Wigani kaile", 1937). 18. juulil 1936 puhkes Hispaania kodusõda. 15. detsembril 1936 sõitis Orwell umbes 25- liikmelise brittide rühma koo...
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